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1985 MLB Slugging Percentage by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Total bases per at bat

The Baltimore Orioles led all of MLB in slugging percentage in 1985, with .430, .001 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 26 MLB teams is .391.

Led all of MLB in 1985 Baltimore Orioles 161 games
.430 Slugging Percentage .001 clear of Boston Red Sox
# Team League G SLG
1 Baltimore Orioles AL 161 .430
2 Boston Red Sox AL 163 .429
3 Toronto Blue Jays AL 161 .425
4 New York Yankees AL 161 .425
5 Detroit Tigers AL 161 .424
6 Seattle Mariners AL 162 .412
7 Minnesota Twins AL 162 .407
8 Oakland Athletics AL 162 .401
9 Kansas City Royals AL 162 .401
10 Chicago White Sox AL 163 .392
MLB average .391
11 Chicago Cubs NL 162 .390
12 Houston Astros NL 162 .388
13 California Angels AL 162 .386
14 Cleveland Indians AL 162 .385
15 New York Mets NL 162 .385
16 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 .383
17 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 .382
18 Texas Rangers AL 161 .381
19 Milwaukee Brewers AL 161 .379
19 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 .379
21 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 .376
22 Montreal Expos NL 161 .375
23 San Diego Padres NL 162 .368
24 Atlanta Braves NL 162 .363
25 San Francisco Giants NL 162 .348
26 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 161 .347

A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.